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Thu, 02/05/2024 - 12:49pm
Masque & Spectacle: An Arts & Literary Journal (New York | New York)

Masque & Spectacle 10-Minute Play Submissions

We welcome 10-minute plays (up to approximately 10 pages in length). While traditional plays are welcome, we are particularly interested in innovative and/or interdisciplinary texts that break new ground, either in relation to their subject matter, or in how the text itself is performed/written/represented on stage. Playwrights may submit one previously unpublished play for consideration. The script should be accompanied by a cover letter. Responses can be expected within a month. Acceptance rate is around 10%. Unfortunately, we are unable to pay contributors at this time.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to all playwrights
Submission Method: 
Email
Deadline: 
7 / 31 / 2024

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Wed, 01/05/2024 - 12:11pm
Ucross Foundation (Clearmont | WY)

UCross Fellowship for Native American Writers

The Ucross Fellowship for Native American Writers is open to practicing writers who are currently producing work in one or more of the following genres — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenwriting, playwriting, or hybrid forms. Two Ucross Fellowships for Native American Writers are awarded each year. Those selected for the fellowship are offered a four-week residency, a stipend of $2,000, and an opportunity to present work publicly.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to all Native American Writers
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
7 / 15 / 2024

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Wed, 01/05/2024 - 12:10pm
The Play Company (PlayCo) (New York | NY)

PlayCo Submission Inquiries

We ask writers interested in PlayCo to introduce themselves and their work through our form. All submissions will be kept confidential. Please attach a play excerpt of no more than twenty (20) pages, not including the title page. If your work is a good fit, we will follow up to ask for a full script.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to all playwrights
Submission Method: 
Online

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Thu, 19/12/2019 - 10:33am

Empowering Playwrights one Pixel at a Time: How Online Resources Can Fuel Your Playwriting Interests

Rachael Carnes

What if you want to write a play? Where to start? And what if you have a few plays? What to do with them? And what if you want to learn more skills as a writer? Where to go next? If you’re here, you probably already have some ideas. But member to member, I’ll offer some tips and tricks, in what has become a daily habit: Read, Write, Send and Find. Let’s go!

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Sun, 13/10/2019 - 11:37am

Exploring Character Through Environment

Courtney Meaker

Environment dictates more than we give it credit for in our writing. Give environment its due and follow your impulses to explore all facets of your character. Hopefully, the result will be characters that feel molded from the earth they grew up in. In this article, readers are taken through a three-part exercise to explore how environment dictates character and character dictates environment. 

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Sat, 14/09/2019 - 12:41pm

The Playwright & Biography

Tylie Shider

Arguably, some of the most successful American plays are gripped by biography. So, how do we shape elements of biography into dramatic works?

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